CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2018 By: Emmarie Huetteman There are many lawmakers who made their names in health care, seeking to usher through historic changes to a broken system. John McCain was not one of them. And yet, the six-term senator from Arizona and decorated military veteran leaves behind his own health[Read More…]
Month: August 2018
Product Quest Manufacturing LLC Recalls All Nasal Products and Baby Oral Gels
Recalled Products Manufactured at Florida Facility had Possible Microbial Contamination Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2018 Contact: Kathryn Weingart Product Quest Manufacturing (“Product Quest”) announced its voluntary recall of Lot# 173089J of CVS Health 12 Hour Sinus Relief Nasal Mist due to a finding of microbial contamination identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa.[Read More…]
Taylor Farms Illinois, Inc. Recalls Certain Beef and Pork Meatloaf Products
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2018 Contact: Benjamin A. Bell En Español Taylor Farms Illinois, Inc., a Chicago, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 75 pounds of beef and pork meatloaf products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product contains[Read More…]
On International Overdose Awareness Day, Parents Across the Nation Will Gather to Remember and Honor Lives Lost and Educate Communities about Solutions to the Overdose Crisis.
Moms United to End the War on Drugs Partners are Creating Events in Several Cities in the United States and with Moms Stop the Harm Partners in Canada as Overdose Deaths Reach a Record High CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2018 Contact: Gretchen Burns Bergman Moms United to End the War on Drugs[Read More…]
Governor Rauner Revises Medical Marijuana Legislation to Include Use for Pain Management to Help Combat Opioid Crisis
Alternatives to Opioids Act of 2018 offers pain-management option CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Governor Bruce Rauner signed the Alternatives to Opioids Act of 2018 on Wednesday. The Act expands the list of those eligible for medical marijuana to include those that might otherwise use opioids for pain[Read More…]
Pfizer, Inc. Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of One Lot of Children’s Advil® Suspension Bubble Gum Flavored
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2018 Contact: Jessica Smith Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, a division of Pfizer Inc., is voluntarily recalling one lot of Children’s Advil® Suspension Bubble Gum Flavored 4 FL OZ Bottle because of customer complaints that the dosage cup provided is marked in teaspoons and the instructions on the[Read More…]
UChicago Welcomes Inaugural Class of Obama Foundation Scholars
Twenty-five scholars from across the globe begin program at the Harris School of Public Policy CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2018 By: Katherine Baicker Today the Obama Foundation and the University of Chicago announced the inaugural class of Obama Foundation Scholars at the Harris School of Public Policy, welcoming 25 emerging leaders from[Read More…]
More Patients Survive Sudden Cardiac Arrest with New EMS Technique
Study funded by NIH showed a change in use of breathing tube can save more lives. Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2018 Contact: NHLBI Engagement and Media Relations Branch A new study showed that a change in the type of breathing tube paramedics use to resuscitate patients with sudden cardiac arrest can[Read More…]
FDA Alerts Consumers, Pet Owners Not to Use Products Manufactured by King Bio, Including Dr. King’s Label, Homeopathic Drug and Pet Products
Firm recalls hundreds of water-based products for humans and pets due to microbial contamination Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2018 Contact: Stephanie Caccomo The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers and pet owners not to use drug products, including homeopathic drug products, made by King Bio Inc., Asheville, N.C., and[Read More…]
FDA Takes Action Against 21 Websites Marketing Unapproved Opioids
Action part of agency’s effort to target illegal online sales Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2018 Contact: Lyndsay Meyer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it has warned four more online networks, operating a total of 21 websites, illegally marketing potentially dangerous, unapproved, and misbranded versions of opioid medications,[Read More…]